Results 1-4 of 4 for flu speaker:Dermot Ahern

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (9 Nov 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that in the last three years there were only three confirmed cases of Tuberculosis and only one of Swine Flu amongst the prisoner population. In relation to Smallpox, the World Health Organisation certified the eradication of this disease in 1979. This was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 1980. As the gathering of information on the number of influenza cases...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (4 Apr 2006)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply of 22 February 2006 on the matter of avian influenza. Avian flu has not recently been on the agenda of the General Affairs and External Relations Council but will be addressed as the situation requires. It is discussed regularly at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which has primary responsibility in this regard and which met most recently on 20 March. The...

Written Answers — Avian Flu: Avian Flu (22 Feb 2006)

Dermot Ahern: ...and to move to ensure its speedy eradication if it arrives here. At its meeting on 18 October 2005, the General Affairs and External Relations Council, GAERC, resolved to keep the issue of avian influenza under close review and to return to it as the situation requires. The GAERC considered the matter further at its meeting on 7 November 2005 and received reports from the Presidency and...

Written Answers — Travel Advice: Travel Advice (22 Feb 2006)

Dermot Ahern: ..., Cuba, Cyprus, Guatemala, Ivory Coast, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, USA and Vietnam. The Department also includes advice on countries where avian flu has been detected in the bird population, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Nigeria, Romania, Turkey and Asia. This advice is based on the current advice from the...